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Match Officials

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PaarlBok

PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
Week1
Match No1: Hurricanes vs Highlanders
Date : Friday 18 February
Venue : Wellington
Kick Off local: 19:35
Kick Off GMT: 6:35
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Assistant Ref 1:Garratt Williamson
Assistant Ref 2:Glen Jackson
TMO : Mike Fraser

Match No2: Rebels vs Waratahs
Date :.Friday 18 February
Venue : Melbourne
Kick Off local: 19:40
Kick Off GMT: 8:40
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Assistant Ref 1:Jonathan Kaplan
Assistant Ref 2:Nathan Pearce
TMO : Matt Goddard

Match No 3: Blues vs Crusaders
Date :Saturday 19 February
Venue : Auckland
Kick Off local: 19:35
Kick Off GMT:6:35
Referee: Chris Pollock
Assistant Ref 1:Jonathon White
Assistant Ref 2:Vinny Munro
TMO : Ben Skeen

Match No4: Brumbies vs Chiefs
Date :Saturday 19 February
Venue : Canberra
Kick Off local: 19:40
Kick Off GMT: 8:40
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Assistant Ref 1:Mark Lawrence
Assistant Ref 2:Angus Gardner
TMO : George Ayoub

Match No5: Sharks vs Cheetahs
Date :Saturday 19 February
Venue : Durban
Kick Off local: 17:05
Kick Off GMT: 15:05
Referee: Steve Walsh
Assistant Ref 1:James Leckie
Assistant Ref 2:Cobus Wessels
TMO : Shaun Veldsman

Match No 6: Lions vs Bulls
Date :.Saturday 19 February
Venue : Johannesburg
Kick Off local: 19:10
Kick Off GMT: 17:10
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistant Ref 1:Craig Joubert
Assistant Ref 2:Stefan Breytenbach
TMO : Johann Meuwesen

Match No7: Reds vs Force
Date :Sunday 20 February
Venue : Brisbane
Kick Off local: 16:40
Kick Off GMT: 6:40
Referee: Ian Smith
Assistant Ref 1:Stuart Dickinson
Assistant Ref 2:Damien Mitchelmore
TMO : Steve Lesczcynski

Week 2

Friday, 25 February

Highlanders vs Chiefs in Dunedin
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Vinny Munro (New Zealand), Sindile Mayende (South Africa)
Television match official: Keith Brown (New Zealand)

Rebels vs Brumbies in Melbourne
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: James Leckie (Australia), Stephen Hill (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)

Cheetahs vs Bulls in Bloemfontein
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Marius Jonker (South Africa), Christie du Preez (South Africa)
Television match official: Gerrie Coetzee (South Africa)

Saturday, 26 February

Hurricanes vs Crusaders in Wellington
Referee: Jonathon White (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

Waratahs vs Reds in Sydney
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Nathan Pearce (Australia), Steve Hardy (Australia)
Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)

Sharks vs Blues in Durban
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Stuart Berry (South Africa), Reuben Rossouw (South Africa)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)

Stormers vs Lions at Newlands
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Assistant referees: Ian Smith (Australia), Marc van Zyl (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Bye: Force

Week 3

Friday, 4 March

Crusaders vs Waratahs in Christchurch
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Kane McBride (New Zealand), Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Television match official: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)

Lions vs Blues in Johannesburg
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Joey Salmans (South Africa), Phillip Bosch (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Saturday, 5 March

Chiefs vs Rebels in Hamilton
Referee: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Brumbies vs Reds in Canberra
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Angus Gardner (Australia), Sindile Mayende (South Africa)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)

Force vs Sharks in Perth
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Glen Jackson (New Zealand), Andrew Lees (Australia)
Television match official: Julian Pritchard (Australia)

Stormers vs Cheetahs at Newlands
Referee: Pro Legoete (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Jason Jaftha (South Africa), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)

Bulls vs Highlanders in Pretoria
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Assistant referees: Ian Smith (Australia), Stefan Breytenbach (South Africa)
Television match official: Gerrie Coetzee (South Africa)

Bye: Hurricanes

Week 4

Friday, 11 March

Crusaders vs Brumbies in Christchurch
Referee: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Television match official: Kane McBride (New Zealand)

Rebels vs Sharks in Melbourne
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: James Leckie (Australia), Andrew Lees (Australia)
Television match official: Matt Goddard

Stormers vs Highlanders at Newlands
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Marc van Zyl (South Africa)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Saturday, 12 March

Hurricanes vs Chiefs in Wellington
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Mike Fraser (New Zealand), Joey Salmans (South Africa)
Television match official: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)

Force vs Blues in Perth
Referee: Nathan Pearce (Australia)
Assistant referees: Stuart Dickinson (Australia), Julian Pritchard (Australia)
Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)

Cheetahs vs Lions in Bloemfontein
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Glen Jackson (New Zealand), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official: Gerrie Coetzee (South Africa)


Look like the Rebels will get their first win in week 1 over the Tahs. ::)
 
Gnostic

Gnostic

Mark Ella (57)
I wonder if Kraplan can manage to influence the result in week one to protect his averages.
 
Hawko

Hawko

Tony Shaw (54)
Paarl,

You'd be obsessed too if his record with the Stormers was 15 losses, 1 win.

In the first three weeks the Tahs play two of the most important games of the season, at home against the Reds and away against the Crusaders. Those two blockbuster games could decide the Tahs season. Against the Reds we have Bryce Lawrence who makes more wrong decisions in a night than most referees make in a month. At least he tends to be even-handed with his mistakes, but its likely to be a poor game under his control due to his inconsistency. Against the Crusaders we have Chris Pollock, who tends to favour the home town and is definitely not top notch. These two games should have had the top rated S14 referees - Mark Lawrence, Stu Dickenson or Craig Joubert. Instead we get Mark Lawrence in week 1 when a lesser referee would have been appropriate and Dickenson and Joubert are elsewhere in weeks 2 & 3.

But if the Tahs have got it bad, its worse for the Brumbies. They have got Kaplan for the first two weeks. Now Kaplan hates the Brumbies almost as much as he hates the Tahs, but the Brumbies have him for two straight games, weeks 1 & 2. The panel must have known that, but still went ahead with the appointment. Then in week 4 there's another blockbuster game against the Crusaders and they get a Kiwi rookie, Garratt Williamson. All three assistant referees are Kiwis. That's one game the Crusaders can bank without even turning up.

Whoever is making the appointments decisions must have the sensitivity of a brick. The key games, and we all know which ones they are, should get the top referees because they have the potential to alter the finals make-up. The sooner someone sees sense and returns to neutral referees and picks top referees for key games the better.
 
PaarlBok

PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
Boet dont let the reffing get to you before the season starts. These players have to learn to adabt to any ref and just have to play the way they ref more so with the way specially grey areas like the breakdowns is these days. Its do or die stuff and Kaplan is refreshed and reconditioned, he'll give you a top performance.
 
Eyes and Ears

Eyes and Ears

Bob Davidson (42)
There will probably be changes for form and injury, so let's wait and see who ends up on the key games. Already Steve Walsh is out injured for the first month.
 
Gnostic

Gnostic

Mark Ella (57)
PaarlBok said:
Boet dont let the reffing get to you before the season starts. These players have to learn to adabt to any ref and just have to play the way they ref more so with the way specially grey areas like the breakdowns is these days. Its do or die stuff and Kaplan is refreshed and reconditioned, he'll give you a top performance.
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I will not say it about any other ref. now or past but Kaplan is a waste of space. Many of the games he officiated in were so badly officiated many may well feel he intentionally was biased. His record with the Tahs certainly supports that view especially when you compare their record under any other ref. including his fellow SA officials.
 
PaarlBok

PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
Gnostic said:
I will not say it about any other ref. now or past but Kaplan is a waste of space. Many of the games he officiated in were so badly officiated many may well feel he intentionally was biased. His record with the Tahs certainly supports that view especially when you compare their record under any other ref. including his fellow SA officials.
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Problem is the way you feel wont make a diffirense. Try next time to look somewhere else when you are losing, maybe get to the controlled cause.
 
Scarfman

Scarfman

Knitter of the Scarf
You know, I'm torn on this issue. On the one hand, I do genuinely believe that Kaplan is biased against Australia in a way that he probably doesn't even realise, and also that Bryce Lawrence is not fit to ref under 7s.

On the other hand, I hate it when every post-match discussion becomes a rant about the ref. We used to have a Referee discussion board - where we could bitch about refs and argue the laws, keeping the game thread free of moaning. Maybe that's the answer? Dunno.
 
qwerty51

qwerty51

Stirling Mortlock (74)
Crusaders vs Waratahs in Christchurch
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Kane McBride (New Zealand), Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Television match official: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
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Why bother turning up? What bullshit.
 
Hawko

Hawko

Tony Shaw (54)
Scarfman said:
You know, I'm torn on this issue. On the one hand, I do genuinely believe that Kaplan is biased against Australia in a way that he probably doesn't even realise, and also that Bryce Lawrence is not fit to ref under 7s.

On the other hand, I hate it when every post-match discussion becomes a rant about the ref. We used to have a Referee discussion board - where we could bitch about refs and argue the laws, keeping the game thread free of moaning. Maybe that's the answer? Dunno.
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Me too. Problem is that its not so much the referees themselves but who is getting appointed where. There is just no sensitivity to the importance of a particular game, nor to a referee's history with particular teams. I'll try to be less negative but they really do make it tough.
 
Ruggo

Ruggo

Mark Ella (57)
Anybody know if their are some good young refs kicking around in your area that could be developed for higher honors (would love to hear your thoughts on this Lee Grant and your take on SA Paarl). We have a young fella in Darwin Jacob Barlow who is completely wasted up here. He is an amaizing talent and is deffinatly good enough for bigger things. He ran the touch for the Brumbies vs Reds trial last week and reffed the curtin raiser so hopefully he got the exposure for those at the ARU to stand up and take notice.
 
Gnostic

Gnostic

Mark Ella (57)
Hawko said:
Me too. Problem is that its not so much the referees themselves but who is getting appointed where. There is just no sensitivity to the importance of a particular game, nor to a referee's history with particular teams. I'll try to be less negative but they really do make it tough.
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Agree Hawko, why put people in positions where their reputation is jeopardised because of perceptions.

That is not the case for me with Kaplan, as he never has the same performance issues with teams other than the Tahs.
 
Lee Grant

Lee Grant

John Eales (66)
Ruggo said:
Anybody know if their are some good young refs kicking around in your area that could be developed for higher honors.
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Not in my area but I have a high regard for SAffer Stuart Berry. He's already been on the scene for a while but I think he'll be an international ref in big matches before very long.

Locally I think Angus Gardner is very good.
 
Eyes and Ears

Eyes and Ears

Bob Davidson (42)
Ruggo said:
Anybody know if their are some good young refs kicking around in your area that could be developed for higher honors (would love to hear your thoughts on this Lee Grant and your take on SA Paarl). We have a young fella in Darwin Jacob Barlow who is completely wasted up here. He is an amaizing talent and is deffinatly good enough for bigger things. He ran the touch for the Brumbies vs Reds trial last week and reffed the curtin raiser so hopefully he got the exposure for those at the ARU to stand up and take notice.
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Then Jacob needs to move to Brisbane or Sydney because you need to referee the best standard of rugby in the country if you want to be an international referee and Brisbane and Sydney are where the best rugby is. Perhaps the Canberra comp is good enough but you are a long shot from there. You just can't make it as a referee from anywhere else in Australia.
 
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